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Laevicardium brasilianum

Laevicardium brasilianum

Classification

Family
Cardiidae

Laevicardium, common named egg cockles, is a genus of saltwater clams or cockles, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Cardiidae, the cockles. They are unusual among the cockles in that they have smooth, rounded, egg-shaped valves.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Brazil · 23